Murderkill River
The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 21.7 miles long and drains an area of 106 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Dover River”, “Mordare Kijhlen”, “Mordarek-ijhlen”, “Mother Creek”, “Mother Kill”, “Motherkill”, “Motherkiln Creek”, “Mothers Creek”, “Murder Kill Creek”, “Murther Creek”, and “Murtherkill”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bowers and Kitts Hummock.
South Bowers
Neighborhood
Photo: Mntneerjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Bowers is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. South Bowers is located on the Delaware Bay on the south side of the Murderkill River opposite Bowers.
Kitts Hummock
Hamlet
Kitts Hummock is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Kitts Hummock is located on the Delaware Bay at the end of Kitts Hummock Road, southeast of Dover. Kitts Hummock is situated 3 miles north of Murderkill River.
Murderkill River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Murderkill River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Murderkill River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Murderkill”
- Cebuano: “Murderkill River”
- Chinese: “默德基爾河”
- Dutch: “Murderkill River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Murderkill”
- Venetian: “Murderkill”
- Welsh: “Afon Murderkill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bay View Heights and Bowers Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowers and Saxton United Methodist Church.
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